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Term: dampening

All the wordplay possibilities with the word "dampening": spelling, phonetic, and semantic.

  1. Term
  2. dampening

dampening

Definitions

Noun

  1. The act of making something slightly wet

Verb

  1. Smother or suppress
  2. Make moist
  3. Deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
  4. Reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves)
  5. Make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible
  6. Check; keep in check (a fire)
  7. Lessen in force or effect
Fragment Sounds Like Spelled Like Words That Follow Words That Precede Statistically Associated Consonant Match

As a Fragment

Words that contain the term "dampening".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 dampening 3 1

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "dampening".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 advertising 4 50
2 depending 3 32
3 demanding 3 19
4 destroying 3 17
5 discussing 3 16
6 disturbing 3 16
7 defending 3 13
8 declaring 3 10
9 departing 3 10
10 descending 3 10
11 declining 3 9
12 delivering 4 9
13 advocating 4 6
14 decreasing 3 6
15 depicting 3 6
16 detecting 3 6
17 displaying 3 6
18 depressing 3 5
19 dangling 3 4
20 darkening 3 4
21 decorating 4 4
22 denouncing 3 4
23 despairing 3 4
24 decanting 3 3
25 depriving 3 3
26 diffusing 3 3
27 disarming 3 3
28 dismissing 3 3
29 dispatching 3 3
30 dissolving 3 3
31 debunking 3 2
32 debuting 3 2
33 dictating 3 2
34 digesting 3 2
35 disdaining 3 2
36 dissenting 3 2
37 drizzling 3 2
38 admonishing 4 1
39 daydreaming 3 1
40 deducting 3 1
41 degrading 3 1
42 despising 3 1
43 deviating 4 1
44 disliking 3 1
45 disobeying 4 1
46 dispersing 3 1
47 distilling 3 1
48 divulging 3 1
49 darjeeling 3 0
50 dealmaking 3 0
51 debriefing 3 0
52 deciphering 4 0
53 decoupling 3 0
54 defaulting 3 0
55 defecting 3 0
56 deflating 3 0
57 defrauding 3 0
58 defunding 3 0
59 defusing 3 0
60 delisting 3 0
61 depleting 3 0
62 deploring 3 0
63 deporting 3 0
64 digressing 3 0
65 disallowing 4 0
66 disavowing 4 0
67 disbursing 3 0
68 disguising 3 0
69 dishwashing 3 0
70 dislodging 3 0
71 dispelling 3 0
72 disposing 3 0
73 dissecting 3 0
74 divesting 3 0
75 divorcing 3 0
76 downloading 3 0
77 downplaying 3 0
78 downsizing 3 0
79 dribbling 3 0
80 idealizing 5 0

Spelled Like

Words that are spelled similarly to the term "dampening".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 depending 3 32
2 happening 3 28
3 impending 3 4
4 darkening 3 4
5 dampen 2 2
6 tampering 3 2
7 damning 2 1
8 amending 3 1
9 deepening 3 1
10 damping 2 0
11 pampering 3 0
12 lamenting 3 0
13 harmening 3 0
14 hampering 3 0
15 diapering 3 0
16 deafening 3 0
17 deadening 3 0
18 tamping 2 0
19 ramping 2 0
20 penning 2 0

Words That Follow

Words that often follow the term "dampening" in a sentence.

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Words That Precede

Words that often precede the term "dampening" in a sentence.

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Statistically Associated

Words that are statistically associated with "dampening" in the same piece of text.

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Consonant Match

Words that contain the same consonants as the term "dampening".

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Results:

Term

Definitions: 8

Fragments: 1

Sound Alikes: 80

Spelled Like: 20

Words that Follow: 0

Words that Precede: 0

Statistically Associated: 0

Consonant Matches: 0

Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.

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